City safety & data profile

GreencastleIN

Greencastle, IN is a 10K-resident city in Putnam County with a median household income of $55,565.

Putnam County, Indiana. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Greencastle, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Greencastle has a population larger than 3% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $169,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 4%
By size
$55,565
Median income (place)
$169,200
Median home (place)
12.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Greencastle

Greencastle posts a median household income higher than 16% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Greencastle area.

Bottom 17%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Greencastle

Where Greencastle income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$55,565 Bottom 16% higher than 16% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Greencastle $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IN

Population among 79 IN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Indianapolis is the largest IN city on this list; Zionsville leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IN

Median household income among the same 79-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Zionsville posts the highest place-level median income in IN; Indianapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Greencastle, IN beyond the headline numbers

Greencastle sits inside Putnam County, Indiana, at roughly 39.64°N, -86.86°W. Population 10,401, $55,565 median household income. Median home value $169,200, median rent $908. Poverty rate 12.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Greencastle, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Greencastle, IN stands at 12.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Greencastle runs about 3.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 11.8% of Greencastle workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.6% in Greencastle, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Greencastle workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Greencastle's median age is 27.5 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Greencastle from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,401
Greencastle · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$55,565
-38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$169,200
-59% vs avg
Median Age (place)
27.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Putnam County): Greencastle's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
37K-1%
Median Income
$78,378+54%
Median Home Value
$218,900+74%
Poverty Rate
8.7%-10%
Unemployment
3.1%-65%

Economics

Economics indicators for Greencastle, IN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$908/mo
Poverty Rate
12.2%
Unemployment 3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 22.5%
Work From Home 11.8%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 84.3%
African American 5.1%
Asian 3%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.9%
Obesity
34.6%
High Blood Pressure
31.2%
Physical Inactivity
22.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.2%
Binge Drinking
17.4%
Current Smoking
13.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.5%
Current Asthma
11.6%
Diabetes
10.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62%
Annual Checkup 77.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
2.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL
GREENCASTLE · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Greencastle?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Greencastle right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet IN-GREENCASTLE · Greencastle

Greencastle: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Greencastle; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Indiana state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Greencastle, IN?
Greencastle, IN has a population of 10,401 people, located in Putnam County, Indiana.
What is the median household income in Greencastle?
The median household income in Greencastle, IN is $55,565 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.2%.
What is the median home value in Greencastle?
The median home value in Greencastle, IN is $169,200. Median rent is $908/month.
What are the top health concerns in Greencastle?
The top health indicators in Greencastle include Short Sleep Duration (37.9%), Obesity (34.6%), High Blood Pressure (31.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Greencastle?
Greencastle has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Greencastle?
The median age in Greencastle, IN is 27.5 years. 22.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Greencastle, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IN (12.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IN ($55,565 here).

Compare Greencastle with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Greencastle's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Greencastle area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Greencastle against Indiana peers on any ranking lens. Explore Indiana

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Putnam County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.